Adventures of Superman (1987 series) (DC) #438
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438
438
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Indicia Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
DC Comics Inc.
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Printed
Brand
DC [bullet]
DC [bullet]
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Publication Date
March 1988
March 1988
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Key Date
1988-03-10
1988-03-10
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monthly
monthly
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Price
0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD
0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD
Page Count
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 25)
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 25)
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Editing
Michael Carlin
Michael Carlin
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Indicia Printer
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No
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No Rating
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False
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sequence El Asombroso Brainiac (Supermán) comic story, 30p El Asombroso Brainiac
| 0. no title (Superman) cover, 1p | [S P I C L E] |
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| Title | ||
| Unofficial Title? | No | No |
| First Line | ||
| Type | cover | cover |
| Feature | Superman | Superman |
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| Genre | Superhero | Superhero |
| Job Number | ||
| Page Count | 1 | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No | No |
| Script | ||
| No Script | X | X |
| Pencils | Jerry Ordway (signed) [as Da Ordster] | Jerry Ordway (signed) [as Da Ordster] |
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| Inks | Jerry Ordway (signed) [as Da Ordster] | Jerry Ordway (signed) [as Da Ordster] |
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| Colors | ? | ? |
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| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] |
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| 1. ... The Amazing Brainiac (Superman) comic story, 22p | [S P I C L E] |
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| Title | ... The Amazing Brainiac | ... The Amazing Brainiac |
| Unofficial Title? | No | No |
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| Type | comic story | comic story |
| Feature | Superman | Superman |
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| Genre | Superhero | Superhero |
| Job Number | G-3457 | G-3457 |
| Page Count | 22 | 22 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No | No |
| Script | John Byrne | John Byrne |
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| Pencils | Jerry Ordway | Jerry Ordway |
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| Inks | John Beatty | John Beatty |
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| Colors | Anthony Tollin | Anthony Tollin |
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| Letters | Albert DeGuzman | Albert DeGuzman |
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| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Cat Grant; Jimmy Olsen; Adam Morgan; Jerry White; Lois Lane; Mr. Chin; Mrs. Chin; Ronnie Chin; Janet Jones; Selena the Beautiful Buxum Bearded Lady; Harry; Dr. Howard (first appearance); VILLAIN: Brainiac [Milton Fine; Vril Dox] (first post-Crisis appearance) | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Cat Grant; Jimmy Olsen; Adam Morgan; Jerry White; Lois Lane; Mr. Chin; Mrs. Chin; Ronnie Chin; Janet Jones; Selena the Beautiful Buxum Bearded Lady; Harry; Dr. Howard (first appearance); VILLAIN: Brainiac [Milton Fine; Vril Dox] (first post-Crisis appearance) |
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| Synopsis | Superman, Cat and Jimmy spend a day at the circus, little knowing that they will be meeting one of Superman's greatest foes... Brainiac. | Superman, Cat and Jimmy spend a day at the circus, little knowing that they will be meeting one of Superman's greatest foes... Brainiac. |
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| 2. The Adventures of Superman (The Adventures of Superman) letters page, 2p | [S P I C L E] |
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| Sequence Number | 2 | 2 |
| Title | The Adventures of Superman | The Adventures of Superman |
| Unofficial Title? | No | No |
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| Type | letters page | letters page |
| Feature | The Adventures of Superman | The Adventures of Superman |
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| Job Number | L-3059 | L-3059 |
| Page Count | 2 | 2 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No | No |
| Script | Mike Carlin ? | Mike Carlin ? |
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| Notes | Letters from readers - Matthew A. Young, Charles D. Brown, Joe Frank, Richard Padilla, Jarrod Cline, Charlie Harris, T.M. Maple, R. Ray and Howard T. Kidd. | Letters from readers - Matthew A. Young, Charles D. Brown, Joe Frank, Richard Padilla, Jarrod Cline, Charlie Harris, T.M. Maple, R. Ray and Howard T. Kidd. |
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Comments
| Commenter | Comment | Revision | Timestamp | Old State | New State |
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| Jim Van Dore | Editing | 2012-05-19 14:27:17 | Available | Editing | |
| Jim Van Dore | 2012-05-19 14:27:57 | Editing | Pending Review | ||
| Ramon Schenk | 2012-05-20 13:31:21 | Pending Review | Under Review | ||
| Ramon Schenk | 2012-05-20 13:31:29 | Under Review | Approved |
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